Zenos (Sicarius)

"Zenos from the Garlean Empire has arrived to shed blood in Palamecia! Can you withstand the endless assaults of his many blades?"

- In-game promo for Zeno Quests

The "Sicarius" Zenos was a special foe that appeared in Mobius Final Fantasy in February 2020. He is a direct analogue of Zenos Yae Galvus from Final Fantasy XIV.

Zenos is a high-powered attack foe, who uses multiple sword styles to lay waste to your party! You can't use Ultimate Attacks against him... but he is more vulnerable to Ailments.

Use the and  states to dodge his attacks!

Crown Prince Zenos - Quest ★★★=

Crown Prince Zenos - Quest ★★★
Crown Prince Zenos is a ★3 battle offered in February 2020. Forming a party takes takes 15 MP Stamina.

Zenos fights alone. During the battle, all players get 2 actions per turn. Zenos gets 4.

When Zenos hits 60% health, he gains, and all further attacks only do 1 damage.

Typical action cycle for Zenos is Art of the Swell -- Art of the Sword -- Lightless Spark.

Zenos's Abilities
Zenos the Hunter - Quest ★★★★=

Zenos the Hunter - Quest ★★★★
Zenos the Hunter is a ★4 battle offered in February 2020. Forming a party takes takes 25 MP Stamina.

Zenos fights alone. During the battle, all players get 2 actions per turn. Zenos gets 4.

When Zenos hits 60% health, he gains, and all further attacks only do 1 damage.

Typical action cycle for Zenos is Art of the Storm -- Art of the Sword -- Lightless Spark -- Unmoving Troika.

Zenos's Abilities
Zenos the Resonant - Quest ★★★★★=

Zenos the Resonant - Quest ★★★★★
Zenos the Resonant is a ★5 battle offered in February 2020. Forming a party takes takes 30 MP Stamina.

Zenos fights alone, but during some attacks he will summon two swords to aid him. During the battle, all players get 2 actions per turn. Zenos gets 4.

When Zenos hits 60% health, he gains, and all further attacks only do 1 damage.

Typical action cycle for Zenos is Art of the Swell -- Art of the Sword -- Lightless Spark -- Art of the Storm -- Storm, Swell, Sword.

Zenos's Abilities
During specific events, a "free revival" stamp may be issued to players. These stamps can be used once per battle without penalty. If a player is defeated after using the stamp to revive or uses a Phoenix Down instead, then the team will not receive the bonus.

Special Actions
Zenos is a rather gadgety fight, as Square was trying to simulate aspects of Final Fantasy XIV. Some notable elements:

Zenos is immune to Break except in specific cases... and does not show this on his status display. You can only cause Break damage to him while he is preparing for his Art of the Sword attack.

Zenos has permanent. Zenos is also, , , and ... but feel free to load him up with any other ailments you care for! When those ailments run out, Zenos does NOT get the usual temporary immunity from them. Load him right back up again!

Players are permanently afflicted with -- no Ultimates!

Melée and Ranged attacks
Zenos' main attacks are based on the players' proximity to him.


 * If a player makes at least one regular "tap" attack on Zenos, the player gains the boon.  This boon will enable the player to avoid Zenos' Art of the Swell attack.


 * If a player does NOT perform any regular attacks in a turn (Abilities and Elemental Drives only), then the player will gain the boon. This boon will enable the player to avoid Zenos's Art of the Storm attack.


 * Zenos' third attack, Art of the Sword, cannot be avoided, but he is Breakable in the turn before it.

Players who do not avoid these attacks will be afflicted with, which greatly increases the damage taken from Zenos' subsequent attacks. They stack with mutiple applications, for exponential damage to players. Watch out!

Reference

 * Sicarius Quests -- Feb 2020 Mobius FF News page